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130 australiangolfdigest.com.au | march 2018
Handicapper (L) Low (M) Middle (H) High
callaway
gbb epic/sub zero/star
verdict These fairway woods adopt the strong yet lightweight
carbon-composite structure from the successful Epic drivers. The
saved weight is pushed low on the standard and Star versions to help
launch the ball high, and reallocated as front and back adjustable
weights on the Sub Zero model. Power comes from Callaway’s
cupface design, a thin rim extending the face around the crown and
sole to create more consistent flexing across the face.
comments (L) It’s a party coming off the face. I had total control over
the trajectory. (M) Powerful is the only way I can describe this club.
It launched the ball out there without a lot of effort. (H) The ball
springs off the face. Even my worst swings had decent distance.
callaway
rogue/sub zero
verdict This is the first fairway wood to have the “jailbreak”
technology that made the company’s Epic drivers so popular. Two
bars behind the face brace the crown and sole, stiffening the body
so the face takes on more of the load. This concentrates the flexing
in the face to help mis-hits fly like the centre-face hits. The bars also
work with the company’s cupface technology, where the face wraps
around the body, to boost distance. Meanwhile, tungsten-infused
weighting is used to control spin.
comments (H) I love how this sits. I’m as confident off the fairway
as on a tee. (M) There’s some secret sauce with this one. (H) Firm off
the face, but in a powerful way. There’s no ballooning.
cobra
king f8/f8+
verdict To get the picture here, you’ve got to turn these fairway
woods over to see the parallel sole rails. You’ve seen this from
Cobra fairway woods before to improve turf interaction, but the
rails are now closer together and centred to improve stability.
They get progressively taller the higher the loft, to better align
with how your angle of attack gets steeper with higher-lofted
woods. The F8 and F8+ have high-strength steel face inserts and
sole weights (back in the F8 for higher flight; forward in the F8+ for
a flatter trajectory).
comments (L) Flight off the tee is high without flaring. (M) I don’t like
crown graphics, but this has a cool edge to it. (H) You feel the rails
working. It cuts through the turf and leaves you with clean impact.
performance
★★★★★
innovation
★★★★★
look / sound / feel
★★★★★
demand
★★★★
performance
★★★★★
innovation
★★★★★
look / sound / feel
★★★★★
demand
★★★★★
performance
★★★★★
innovation
★★★★1⁄2
look / sound / feel
★★★★
demand
★★★1⁄2
fairways
▶ with expanding options, sizes and lofts – plus
driver-like punch – golf’s most versatile fairway
woods are better than ever.
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